Central Oregon Veteran Services

SSVF Housing

Supportive Services for Veterans and their Families (SSVF) is a veteran-led, goal-oriented, housing assistance program designed to help Veterans achieve housing stability. The SSVF Program is geared towards Veterans who are experiencing homelessness or are at imminent risk of losing housing. SSVF believes that many paths lead to housing instability; because of this, SSVF tries to provide wrap-around services to the Veteran. These services include case management, health care navigation, advocacy, and temporary financial assistance. COVO’s SSVF team helps Veterans in the tri-county area; however, SSVF is a federal grant awarded to many grantees throughout the United States. Alongside other SSVF grantees and local community resources, COVO’s SSVF team echoes the VA mission to end Veteran homelessness.

Outreach

Central Oregon Veterans Outreach services include basic necessity items for low-income veterans and other community members in need. Our outreach operations provide essential items to individuals and families in need. We offer a wide range of necessities, including clothing, bedding, hygiene supplies, camping gear, household goods, and food.
In addition, COVO distributes gently used medical equipment such as wheelchairs, transport chairs, walkers, crutches, canes, shower chairs, bedside commodes, toilet risers, and other supportive items. All available supplies are provided at no cost to those we serve. We gratefully accept donations of food, clothing, and outdoor or camping gear. To ensure we can best support our community, we kindly ask that all donated items be clean and in good working condition.

Central Oregon Veterans Village

The Veterans Village of Central Oregon is a program that offers temporary housing to Veterans that are homeless, at risk of homelessness or experiencing significant financial, legal or familial issues. Each resident has up to two years of assistance, all have access to housing assistance (HUD/VASH if qualified) Supportive Services for Veterans and their Families (SSVF if qualified), VA healthcare navigation, VA claims navigation, employment assistance (HVRP and WorkSource), legal issues such as (Veterans Intervention Strategy (VIS)) and child support assistance. Any issue that may present itself are war-gamed with Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (COVO) and community partners to find the best possible outcome for the Veteran.

Admission to the Village begins with a screening by a case manager at COVO and will be discussed with the Executive Director and the Village Coordinator.

To respect the residents’ privacy, the Veterans Village is not open to the public.